Liberated People Launches a New Campaign Amplifying the Voices of Women of Color

"Liberated Woman" speaks volumes.

At the heart of many social justice movements in the U.S. are women and people of color. From the Civil Rights era to today's Black Lives Matter movement, they have fought relentlessly for equal political, social and economic rights not just for themselves, but for other marginalized groups with the belief that the fight for liberation is only won once everyone is liberated.

This Mother’s Day, in honor of that tireless work throughout the decades, activist and writer Michaela angela Davis and Liberated people — a lifestyle brand founded by The Wire actor Gbenga Akinnagbe — have launched the “Liberated Woman” campaign with Planned Parenthood Federation of America. The project seeks to counter recent attacks on reproductive health care while showcasing the importance of supporting the welfare of women and people of color who are the most vulnerable in this political climate. The t-shirt campaign also spotlights the activists and organizers who are on the forefront of a growing resistance movement against the current presidential administration and sitting Congress. “If patriarchal policies cut off women’s access to quality, affordable reproductive health care, it’s women of color who will suffer the most. Now, more than ever, people from all walks of life are coming together to fight for women’s health and agency. But that fight can’t be sustained unless we put the struggle and triumphs of women of color front and center,” Davis explains.

Supported by a diverse group of influential activists including fashion designer Mara Hoffman (National co-chair of the Women’s March on Washington), Carmen Perez and more, the Liberated Woman campaign highlights the increasing need to protect one’s access to quality care. Keeping in line with the campaign’s message, five dollars of every sale of a t-shirt from Liberated People will go towards programs at Planned Parenthood directly benefitting women and people of color. You can learn more and shop the collection here.